When to applY
A child in England may get 30 hours per week for 38 weeks per year, that’s 1,140 hours of free early education (F.E.E) per year. The date you can start claiming depends on your child’s birthday.
How to applY
To apply and use this service you'll need:
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a Government Gateway account
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your National Insurance number
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access to a mobile phone or landline
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details of one or more of the following - your UK Passport, tax credits, P60 or a recent payslip
Applying for a code usually takes 20 minutes. You may find out if you’re eligible straight away, but it can take up to 7 days. Once your application has been approved, you’ll get a code for free childcare to give to us.
OUR 22½ hour options
Option 1
2 full days - 18 hours
& 1 part day - 4.5 hours
= 22.5 hrs per week
Option 2
1 full day - 9 hours
& 3 part days - 13.5hrs
= 22.5 hrs per week
OUR SESSION TIMES
Morning
Session
4½ hours
8:00am to 12:30pm
Afternoon Session
4½ hours
12:30pm to 5:00pm
Full Day Session
9 hours
8:00am to 5:00pm
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our meals
AM Meal
11am to 12pm
PM Meal
3pm to 4pm
Breakfast
7am to 8:30am
For a small charge of £60 per month your child may receive breakfast, a morning meal and an afternoon meal. Meals are prepared on site by our Nursery Chefs. Meals are served approximately:
We allow a parent to bring in their own healthy eating homemade cold meal (packed-lunch), where the meal offered is not suitable for children with specific dietary needs or the parent prefers a lower cost option. Please note our childcare provision is unable to heat meals or refrigerate food on our premises. Please refer to our policies & procedures for further information.
Meals are not sold separately. We only offer this as a monthly package.
Meals are payable in advance, monthly.
£60
per month
30 hour meals
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Free Registration
No deposit required
Understanding 30hrs F.E.E
Early Learners has rounded this entitlement up to 22½ hours per week spread over 51 weeks per year, that’s 1147.5 hours of free early education (F.E.E) per year, giving our parents more. That's potentially up to 7.5 extra hours per year. Our nurseries are closed for 1 week between Christmas and New Year. Childcare providers cannot use more than 10 hours within one day. Parents are never charged for F.E.E hours.
Government (F.E.E) funding is intended to deliver free, high quality, flexible childcare. Early Learners do not require a registration fee or deposit to register your child.
The F.E.E funding is not intended to cover the costs of additional services:
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Meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner or snacks),
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Other consumables, (clothing or sundries),
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Additional hours (extra wrap around hours)
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Additional activities (trips, activities or extra programmes
Parents can therefore expect to pay for additional services offered by the childcare provider alongside their free entitlement. This is a private matter between the provider (Early Learners Nurseries) and the parent. All additional services are therefore chargeable. We only accept the payment of fees, monthly, in advance.
Our childcare offer
Calculated:
30 hrs per week x 38 (weeks) = 1140 per year 1140 divided by 51 (weeks) = 22.35 per week
Governments Offer
Parents are required to provide notice in line with our terms & conditions.
Calculated:
22½ hrs per week x 51 (weeks) = 1147.5 per year
1147.5 divided by 51 (weeks) = 22½ per week
Early Learners Offer
Option 3
5 mornings
or 5 afternoons
= 22.5 hrs per week
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30 hours
Free Early Education
Afternoon
Session
1 hours
5.00pm to 6:00pm
EXTRA Hours
Morning
Session
1 hours
7:00am to 8:00am
Extra hours & day rates will be provided on our Nursery tour.
Extra hours are payable in advance, monthly. Calculated: Weekly fee X by 51 divided by 12.
Effective on: 25/03/24
For 1st April 2024
Childcare Fees
Full Day
Session
2 hours
7:00am - 8:00am
5:00pm to 6:00pm
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E L N
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